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03/04/2003
Pensioner hurt in gas explosion
A pensioner has been injured in a gas explosion at her home in Dunmurry.
The 87-year-old woman was in her home at Beech Tree Court at around lunchtime today when a gas cylinder exploded blowing off two doors at the back of the house.
The elderly woman is believed to have received burn injuries to her head, shoulders and hands.
It is thought that a small stove may have fallen while she was cooking.
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The 87-year-old woman was in her home at Beech Tree Court at around lunchtime today when a gas cylinder exploded blowing off two doors at the back of the house.
The elderly woman is believed to have received burn injuries to her head, shoulders and hands.
It is thought that a small stove may have fallen while she was cooking.
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